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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Windows 10 Anniversary, Creators and Fall Creators Update |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:58 am
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| Dang it! StartCom was the only one I could find that would sell affordable certificates. I am not happy shelling out $500 per year for a Symantec certificate. I don't think you should shell out any amount per year for a signed binary. This certificate business is a means to make money for the rich ... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Menu highlighting colours |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 11:16 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 20589
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| For the highlight color, you will have to edit the C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Skins\Metro.skin7 file in an elevated (administrator) instance of Resource Hacker. The selection defining values are: Main_new_selection Main_new_selection_tint1 Main_new_selection_mask Main2_new_selection Main2_new_se... |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Start button does not always appear |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:50 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 17040
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| Do you have any custom theme or patch installed that mods any system files? |
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Forum: Classic Explorer Topic: No icon for shared folders in Windows 10? |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:29 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 14531
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| It can be an issue with overlay icons hitting their maximum limit. Windows can only display a limited amount of overlay icons and Windows 10 uses up quite a few for its own features like OneDrive, Offline Files and Storage Spaces. In Windows Registry Editor, go to this key and check if lots of them ... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Windows 10 Pinned Shortcuts |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 9:34 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 36987
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| So you prefer the expanding shortcut? Instead of moving them, you can just delete it and create it again using the cmd line Windows tool, mklink.exe. You can use either the /J or /D switch. If you prefer the GUI, install the "Link Shell Extension": http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshelle... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Unable to Search PC Settings on Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 7:35 am
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Replies: 5
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| Well I've noticed that as Windows 10 upgrades constantly, eventually at some point, the PC Settings search stops working in the Classic Start Menu (something related to Windows Search or indexing breaks in Windows though, not in CSM). I haven't been able to figure out the reason. My Creators Update ... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: New skin with full customization (can set background,colors) |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 7:29 am
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Replies: 92
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| 1. Shutdown button is not on the same row as search box. It is more noticeable since it is white now. 2. Right column vertical padding is too less. Earlier version was OK. 3. Need separate submenu arrow color option 4. Split button right portion (Jumplist and shutdown) is still way too small (but it... |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Windows 10 ver. 1703, build: 15063.413 - can't stop computer |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 5:48 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 9665
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| Stop as in Shut down? What happens if you hold down the Shift key and then click Shutdown? |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Windows 10 Pinned Shortcuts |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 5:32 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 36987
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| When pinning, a symbolic link is created. To "pin" a regular shortcut, just create a shortcut or copy-paste one in C:\Users\<userName>\AppData\Roaming\ClassicShell\Pinned using File Explorer or Command Prompt. Then it will be created without the shortcut arrow. Or you can right click an ex... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: CS won't search for Settings items |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 9:12 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 6958
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| Open Control Panel -> Indexing Options. Make sure the following folder is being indexed. If not add this folder to the index by clicking the Modify button. You may have to expand folders quite a bit under the treeview to get to this folder. C:\Users\<Your user name>\AppData\Local\Packages\windows.im... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Reinstall of Classic Shell on reloaded Win 10 Installation |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 9:09 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 21803
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| I don't understand what you mean by it doesn't start with Windows itself but still Win key opens it? Unless it has started, Win key won't show the Classic menu. If it does not start, then Win key will show the Windows 10 tiles. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Reinstall of Classic Shell on reloaded Win 10 Installation |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 9:29 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 21803
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| It is possible that Classic Start Menu is not launching for you at startup. Follow these steps: 1. Open File Explorer and go to C:\Program Files\Classic Shell. Right click ClassicStartMenu.exe and click Copy. Now close File Explorer. 2. Press Win+R keys to open Run dialog. Type the following and pre... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Administrative tools directly in Start Menu |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 8:46 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 21287
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| Hmm the Classic style Special Items tab could have it. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Classic Shell "Start" icon not working |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 4:09 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 12954
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| I don't understand. The icon on the desktop - what is it a shortcut to? The Start Menu automatically loads when you log in and does not need to be started manually. Once the Classic Start Menu has loaded, clicking the Start button opens the classic menu. The menu contains a link to go to the Start s... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Reinstall of Classic Shell on reloaded Win 10 Installation |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 4:04 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 21803
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| Classic Shell 4.3.0 works with Windows 10 Creators Update except for a taskbar skinning issue. You can open Start menu settings and click the Backup button. Click Save to XML files. Upload that XML file here attached inside a ZIP so we can take a look at your settings and find what's wrong. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Win 10 Creator home screen blinks -forced uninstall of 4.3.0 |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2017 5:19 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 36047
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| Try using the Classic Shell Utility to completely remove it including all Settings for all users: http://www.mediafire.com/download/3ukeryzw41qpfz8/ClassicShellUtility.exe Then re-install it. The Windows 10 build upgrade process is defective and may not be successfully migrating everything correctly... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Change default start button action |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2017 8:44 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 32325
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| Double click on the icon on the Customize Start Menu tab. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Crashes Explorer in Win 10 Creator |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2017 1:28 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 41304
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| Okay then create a crash dump please. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Can't start Classic Start Menu |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2017 1:30 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 9539
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| LOL I don't agree with your assessment of Windows 9x and XP. Windows 95 and 98 systems were built on top of MS-DOS but the 16-bit components used co-operative multitasking which relies on CPU time being shared between various processes. Also, parts of memory were not protected from being written to ... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Lose Classic Shell start menu on reboot |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2017 1:13 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 8943
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Create a shortcut to C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicStartMenu.exe and put it in your Startup folder at:
C:\Users\<YOUR USER NAME>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Can't start Classic Start Menu |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2017 1:12 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 9539
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| Maybe Tablet mode is on. Press Win+A and turn it off. Right click Start button -> Settings and make sure "Left click opens" and "Windows key opens" are set to "Classic Start Menu". Windows 10 is an extremely problematic system that is designed in such a flawed defective... |
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Forum: Classic Explorer Topic: different Buttons for new folder with standard name |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 10:07 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 13729
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| I assume that by "short cut bar" you mean the Explorer toolbar. Open Classic Explorer Settings and go to the Toolbar Buttons tab. Scroll down in the right column until you locate the last item "Custom". Create a custom command for the Explorer toolbar by dragging "Custom&quo... |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Crashes Explorer in Win 10 Creator |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 9:02 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 41304
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| Can you capture a crash dump somehow by following these steps? viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6 If you can, then the crash can be fixed for the next version of Classic Shell. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Slow Start Menu after computer idle |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 11:47 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 17906
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| Can you ZIP those shortcut files and upload them here so Ivo can take a look what kind of shortcuts? Dead shortcuts causing Start Menu slowdown means there is a problem. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Crashes Explorer in Win 10 Creator |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 11:46 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 41304
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Forum: Classic Explorer Topic: Full Row Select |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 12:28 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 25132
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| Windows 10 Creators Update has re-introduced this Vista-like behavior for List View of File Explorer. The improvement done in Windows 7 to make selection easier like XP has been destroyed. Now the entire row is selected in List View making it really hard to select files. If a file is already selecte... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Menu doesn't open if jumplist is showing for a taskbar icon |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 6:42 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 7368
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| I am using Windows 8.1 Pro x64. I am able to show a taskbar jumplist and then left click on the Start button - the jumplist closes and the Start menu opens. I have no idea why it doesn't for you. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Taskbar |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 6:39 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 6205
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| What operating system are you using? Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10? |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Classic Shell, Windows 10, Amiduos Android emulator? |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2017 9:59 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 7732
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Classic shell startup color change? |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2017 6:07 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 18106
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| @fares-302, from the screenshot it looks like you are using the Classic skin of the Start menu along with some custom Windows theme. For the Classic skin, colors can be changed in Control Panel -> Personalization -> Color -> Advanced Appearance (if you are using Windows 7). For other Start menu skin... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: New skin with full customization (can set background,colors) |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2017 9:09 am
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Replies: 92
Views: 323276
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| My small icon size is 40, large icon size is 48. The DPI setting in Windows is set to 150% (DPI 144). Actual display PPI is 176 pixels per inch. |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Setting taskbar transparency without altering color |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2017 3:05 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 22606
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: New skin with full customization (can set background,colors) |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2017 6:21 am
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Replies: 92
Views: 323276
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| Btw your skin is awesome! The background choosing feature along with the card color idea to quickly mask it with some color tint makes it brilliant! |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: New skin with full customization (can set background,colors) |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2017 6:12 am
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Replies: 92
Views: 323276
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| I think, the area where the arrow is should be made much bigger and maybe a contrasting color for the separator. When touch features are enabled in the menu (Windows 8 and up), the Shutdown button can get much bigger if the skin specifies it. For the skin I use on a daily basis, I have made its Shut... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: New skin with full customization (can set background,colors) |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2017 5:32 am
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Replies: 92
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| Hi meetHG and juniper7, lovely to see your skinning efforts. juniper7 is a skinning pro who has made some superb skins, some of them are better than even the skins shipping in Classic Shell. Anyway, this is how your skin looks at high DPI. There are 2 screenshots. (Btw superb job with the way the cu... |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Start Button Showing on Full Screen Games |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2017 2:28 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 12913
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| Ohh can you give more details anyway to help others facing the same issue? Or simply uninstalling and reinstalling GPU drivers fixed it? That seems odd, some configuration change must be happening with the driver reinstall that fixes the issue. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Classic start menu starting index |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:46 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 11010
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Are you talking about the Frequently used/Recently used area in the main Start Menu? I don't remember folder shortcuts there, only app/program shortcuts.
Where exactly is your "Banking and Retail" folder located and is there a pinned shortcut to it in the Start menu? |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Taskbar auto-hiding and Classic Start Menu |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:39 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 12161
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| Here's what I have observed on Windows 10 Creators Update: Without Classic Start Menu running, open Notepad from the Windows 10 menu. As soon as the menu closes, the taskbar auto-hides and remains hidden until the mouse pointer touches the edge of the screen where the taskbar is, or unless some keyb... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Setting taskbar transparency without altering color |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:26 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 22606
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| They should not be not linked unless you have customized the color once and set a specific color. To restore the Auto behavior, right click the setting "Taskbar color" and choose "Set default". Also, the Settings window must be closed before you change the theme so the new color ... |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Start Button Showing on Full Screen Games |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 11:12 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 12913
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| Many users have reported this problem but they just post this much info and don't follow through with the troubleshooting. To troubleshoot this, please give us as much information as possible about everything on your computer that may be causing this issue. - What is your version of Windows? 32-bit ... |
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Forum: Start Buttons Topic: Request: Royale Noir Start Button Please? |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 7:02 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 22642
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| I found one at DeviantArt: |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Classic Explorer: some directories behave differently? |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 10:41 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 21760
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| On a clean untweaked system, Folder Options X does the same thing as what that Registry tweak does: it forces the old Vista ListView control which has different behaviors. However once you have tweaked your Registry for certain templates, you may need to clean up some things before any folder view m... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Start help |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:51 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 16548
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Change default start button action |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 8:14 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 32325
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Change the style to Windows 7 style first from leftmost tab and then you'll be able to set the default Shutdown command.
If you want to use Classic styles, go to Customize Start Menu tab and double click "Shutdown" in the left column and change the command. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Settings for Classic Start Menu GUI problem |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 8:59 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 13408
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| I think the Start menu style tab needs a minimum vertical size, although I guess the Start button settings on the style tab could be moved to the right of the styles instead of below (since most Windows PCs have horizontal screens). That would place restrictions on the minimum width of the Settings ... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: PUA.Maltrec!cg1 |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2017 11:02 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 9273
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Right click the installer EXE and select Properties. Make sure it has a Digital Signatures tab and the signer is Ivo Beltchev.
Also if/when you get a UAC prompt to elevate the EXE as administrator, make sure its verified publisher is Ivo Beltchev and that the UAC prompt is not yellow. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Metro Menu opens when switching from Tablet to Desktop |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2017 5:51 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 9760
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Tablet mode is controlled by the operating system, so while switching between Tablet mode and Desktop mode, some inconsistency between which menu opens is to be expected.
Just press the Win key once to close the wrong menu after toggling Tablet mode. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Settings for Classic Start Menu GUI problem |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2017 5:48 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 13408
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| The maximized window for Settings will be remembered in the next version of Classic Shell. |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Annoying Taskbar |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2017 5:45 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 15511
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| Win+T cycles through the UI controls on the taskbar. Win+B controls notification area. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Generally speaking, all will be in the screenshot |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2017 5:44 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 18799
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| Sorry, I don't understand what you're asking. |
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